In Great Britain, the garment is still called a “Mac”. The official religion of Scotland is Christianity, with churches traditionally being called “kirks”. Scotland gained independence in 1314, after Robert the Bruce (pictured below) defeated the English army at the Battle of Bannockburn. The Kingdom of Scotland remained as an independent state until , when the Acts of Union joined it with England, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Since July 1, 1999, Scotland has its own parliament, for the first time since 1707. The country has an area of 30,414 square miles (78,772 km²) 30..